In a speech Friday, Romney said, “The world saw all this [Obama actions on the world stage] for what it was: a foreign policy of withdrawal from leadership and accommodation. … Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that some world leaders may not be happy when they read her new book. And then she said, ‘I’m looking at you, Vladimir.’ Puh-leeze! This is from the woman who was gushy with smiles as she presented a minion of Vladimir Putin with that red ‘Reset’ button.

He continued, “The Obama-Biden-Hillary-Clinton foreign policy is a monumental bust. … [T]ragically, all we fought for in Iraq, all the 4,500 American lives lost, is on the cusp potentially of vanishing.”

Romney also sought in a press gaggle to answer supporters who have suggested a “Draft Romney” bid for the 2016 campaign, Allen reported, following his run as the Republican nominee for president in 2012.

“I think you can make a lot of compliments to make us all feel good. … [P]eople say such generous things, but I’m not running and they know it. I’m not running. I’m not running. … The unavailable is always the most attractive. That goes in dating, as well.”

The “Experts and Enthusiasts” program, which drew some 300 family members, advisers and donors and included outdoors pursuits such as skeet shooting with Ryan, mountain biking with Portman and horseback riding with Ann Romney, was staged by Solamere Capital, the Boston investment firm founded by Romney oldest son, Tagg.

One Democratic 2016 hopeful attended: The former Montana governor Brian Schweitzer. He told ranching stories, called the audience “big shots,” and quipped: “I don’t have a vote in this room.” Someone shouted back: “No - the media’s here!” to laughs.